Drywall
Drywall Installation in Charleston, SC
Hanging and finishing, and choosing a level of finish honestly.
Hanging and finishing, and choosing a level of finish honestly.
Quick answer: Drywall finish is graded in levels, and most disappointment comes from paying for one level and expecting another. Walls that take raking light (long hallways, walls under windows, walls washed by downlights) need a higher finish level; garages need far less. Wet areas and walls behind tile take moisture-rated board, chosen when the board is ordered. Southeastern Renovation hangs and finishes drywall in the Charleston area and York County. Call (843) 718-8177.
Related: Drywall and ceiling repair.
The levels are a real standard, not a sales device. A garage does not need what a hallway needs, and a hallway with a window throwing light down its length needs more than a bedroom does. Deciding that room by room is how the budget lands where it is visible.
Light is the honest test. Any wall that takes raking light — a long hallway, a wall under a window, anything catching a wash of downlight — shows every imperfection the finish left. Those walls need a higher level of finish, and it is cheaper to decide that before the primer than to discover it after the paint.
The other thing worth planning is the moisture-rated board. Bathrooms and anywhere behind tile take a different product, and that decision is made when the board is ordered, not when the tile goes on.
We take this work across greater Charleston, from Summerville and Goose Creek to Mount Pleasant, West Ashley and the sea islands, and on the York County side around Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Tega Cay and Lake Wylie. More on our drywall services.
It depends on the light the wall gets. A garage needs very little; a long hallway or a wall under a window shows everything, and those need a higher level.
Deciding room by room puts the money where it is actually visible.
That is raking light, and it is the honest test of a finish. Light traveling nearly parallel to a wall casts a shadow off every ridge the finish left behind, which straight-on light hides completely.
Yes. Wet areas and anything going behind tile take a moisture-rated board, and that has to be decided when the board is ordered rather than discovered later.